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Negative Impact from COVID-19 on Peace Operations

Due to global pandemic, UN peace operations met many shortcomings. One limit they faced was number of operations they were able to continue. In effort to limit spread of potential virus, only essential projects were continued, putting a halt to many projects that were necessary. This is projected to affect UN’s goals in the long term. Another limit UN faced was in how they carried out their work. Many meetings were done virtually and work was done from home. However, those who worked in remote regions of the country or in areas of poor internet connections faced challenges. Moreover, due to limit of global travels, deployment to another country has been strictly limited and those who had been deployed abroad are facing challenges in coming back to see their families. Lastly, current pandemic has placed significant complexities in future planning for UN. Budgets have shrunk due to global recession and many countries turning to prioritizing domestic needs instead. Also, the future outlook of foreign deployment is unclear since many countries are showing hostility to foreigners in light of current pandemic.

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Updated 2020-08-20

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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Biomedical Sciences